Recurrent Thyrotoxic Periodic Paralysis As the Sole Clinical Manifestation of Untreated Hyperthyroidism.

Zhanna Zavgorodneva, Muzammil Khan

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Zhanna ZavgorodnevaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Brookdale University Hospital Medical Center, Department of Internal Medicine, One Brooklyn Health Systems, New York, USA.

Muzammil KhanDepartment of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, SUNY (State University of New York) Downstate Health Science University, New York, USA.

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Abstract

Thyrotoxic periodic paralysis (TPP) is a complication of hyperthyroidism that predominantly affects the Asian population. Episodes of muscle paralysis typically coincide with symptoms of hyperthyroidism. However, we present a unique case of TPP in a 32-year-old African American patient where TPP served as the primary manifestation of thyrotoxicosis. The patient was discharged with a resolution of symptoms after correcting electrolyte abnormalities.

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graves diseasehyperthyroidismhypokalemiamuscle paralysisthyrotoxicosisthyrotoxic periodic paralysis

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PMID38449927

DOI10.7759/cureus.53581

PMCPMC10914640

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